Chapter 34: Mist Confusion Array

Xiao Yuansi held the array diagram and looked at it for over ten breaths before shaking his head and saying:

"I thought it was some fresh novelty; it's just the same old Mist Confusion Array, just with a different name."

Putting away the array diagram in his hand and handing it to Li Xiangping, Xiao Yuansi continued:

"Although I am not very knowledgeable about array paths, this array diagram is too simple. It can only deceive those Embryonic Breath realm cultivators. Once one has cultivated the Yujing Wheel, one can retreat unscathed. If you encounter a Qi Refining cultivator, breaking the array and seizing the flag is very easy."

"My Li family is destitute; having this magic array can at least give us some peace of mind."

Li Xiangping bowed and said with a wry smile.

Xiao Yuansi looked at Li Xiangping, who was only at the Chengming Wheel, and Li Tongya, who was at the Zhou Xing Wheel, and couldn't help but laugh:

"It is indeed a good choice for you all."

With a light pat on his brocade pouch, Xiao Yuansi's hand suddenly held six small flags. The blue and white flags were painted with mysterious incantations, and the poles were brownish-red, looking quite decent.

"These are the array flags I used when I was at the Yujing Wheel. The flags are made of white-patterned crucian carp skin, and the poles are made of red birch wood. They are considered decent treasures in the Embryonic Breath realm, and they are quite compatible with your array."

"Since I don't need this flag array anymore, I will leave it here for you to set up a Mist Confusion Array. In the future, if you find a better array diagram, you can also use these array flags to set it up."

Xiao Yuansi smiled, waved his hand to stop Li Xiangping and Li Tongya, who were about to thank him, and said:

"Twelve spirit stones."

Li Xiangping was suddenly speechless and said with a sheepish smile:

"I wonder if these spirit stones..."

"You don't have spirit stones?"

Xiao Yuansi paused and explained:

"Spirit stones are like gold and silver to mortals among cultivators. In markets or shops, they are usually used for settlement. Larger families also need spirit stones when paying tribute."

Li Xiangping's heart stirred upon hearing this, and he hurriedly asked:

"I wonder how many spirit stones these White-Origin Fruits and spiritual rice can be worth?"

"If you have these two things as collateral..."

Xiao Yuansi touched his chin, pondered for a while, and replied:

"Ten White-Origin Fruits should be worth one spirit stone, and spiritual rice would need one hundred catties to be worth one."

Li Xiangping and Li Tongya were speechless, thinking to themselves:

"One hundred catties of spiritual rice is enough to force the Wan family to send cultivators to rent fields in our home to grow rice. These twelve spirit stones are a full twelve hundred catties of spiritual rice! I'm afraid even if we sold the Li family, it wouldn't be worth that much money."

Seeing Li Tongya and the other lowering their heads in silence, Xiao Yuansi suddenly understood and said softly:

"Never mind, you can just trade this Mist Confusion Array to me, worth two spirit stones. The rest can be recorded on the account first. When your family has gathered enough, you can entrust the junior brothers who receive tribute in Li Xia County to bring them to Qingsui Peak."

Li Xiangping gave a wry smile, bowed to thank him, and then saw Xiao Yuansi pinch a spell, and the six array flags in his hand floated up one after another.

"Go!"

Xiao Yuansi gave a light lift, and five of the six array flags soared into the sky with pale white tail flames, as if they had consciousness, scattering and diving into the bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain.

In an instant, smoke and mist swirled at the foot of the mountain, and layers of thick gray mist permeated, completely shrouding Lijing Mountain.

Before long, the gray mist gradually faded. Looking from afar, the people on the mountain body had also disappeared, and the whole mountain seemed to be frozen at this moment, no longer having any changes.

"Alright! What I have set up for you is the sect's Mist Confusion Array, which is better than that Mist Confusion Array."

Xiao Yuansi withdrew his hand, inserted the last array flag into the ground, and suddenly an array eye the size of a palm appeared, divided into inner and outer layers, flashing with a faint white light.

"This array eye is divided into an outer array and an inner eye. If the outer array flashes, it means someone is breaking into the array from the foot of the mountain. If the inner eye flashes, that person has already broken the array and entered."

Xiao Yuansi clapped his hands and explained to the group, pointing at the array eye:

"If you all cultivate to the Yujing Wheel, you can use your spiritual sense to refine the array eye and control the array freely. Currently, you only have the cultivation of the Zhou Xing Wheel, so you can only drip a drop of fingertip blood on the array flags of this array eye, and this array will be able to recognize you."

"Thank you, Immortal Master!"

Li Tongya and Li Xiangping hurriedly stepped forward to drip their fresh blood. The array eye flickered, and the two felt a faint connection with the array eye.

Seeing this miraculous scene, Li Xiangping's heavy heart, originally burdened by debt, felt much better, and he thought to himself:

"This Mist Confusion Array is much better than expected. It can hide the mountain gate and block prying mortals. These array flags can also be used repeatedly. It seems that these ten spirit stones were worth it."

"When the juniors grow up, the spiritual fields in the village can all be utilized. It's nothing more than paying back for a few more years. This mountain gate is the top priority! Especially that mirror..."

Xiao Yuansi withdrew his magic and asked with a smile:

"Do you have any other doubts?"

Seeing everyone shaking their heads repeatedly, Xiao Yuansi laughed loudly and said in a low voice:

"Farewell, Immortal Master!"

Li Xiangping and the others said hurriedly, watching Xiao Yuansi summon a flying shuttle and step into the air.

Li Tongya waited until Xiao Yuansi was far away, turned his head, and said to Liu Linfeng:

"Uncle. This academy is not suitable for being on the mountain. Let's move it to the foot of the mountain tonight."

"I'll go pack up."

Liu Linfeng responded and went down. Li Tongya looked at Li Xiangping and said:

"Tomorrow, let's take that mirror..."

"Brother!"

Li Xiangping was naturally suspicious and at this moment still suspected that Xiao Yuansi had not gone far, so he hurriedly interrupted.

Li Tongya suddenly understood. The two looked at each other, sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate.

Although Lijing Mountain was not a famous mountain, it was at least a branch of Great Lishan and had nurtured spiritual roots like the Snake-Dragon Fruit. Under the isolation of the magic array, the spiritual energy of the earth flourished, and the concentration of spiritual energy gradually rose until it was ten percent higher than the outside world before slowly stopping.

The two who were cultivating were suddenly pleasantly surprised, and their satisfaction with this magic array increased even more.

The two of them practiced breathing exercises until brilliant golden light rose from the east, and the clouds and mist among the mountains slowly dissipated, condensing one after another into dewdrops on the tips of the trees.

Only then did Xiao Yuansi descend from the sky, his clothes neat, and he landed slowly in the courtyard on his flying shuttle.

"Open the furnace to refine the elixir!"

He laughed, summoned a black alchemy furnace the height of a person from his storage bag, sat cross-legged, and said to the two:

"Although this Snake-Origin Pill is named after the Snake-Dragon, its nature is gentle. Although it is an elixir for the Qi Refining stage, those in the Embryonic Breath realm can also take it, which will be of great benefit to both of you."

Taking a brownish-yellow wooden block from his storage bag and clasping his hands together, Xiao Yuansi summoned a wisp of pure white alchemy fire from his dantian. He gently wiped the alchemy fire in his hand over the wooden block, and the wooden block suddenly burned with a "pfft, pfft" sound, revealing a wisp of ghostly blue flame.

Throwing the wooden block in his hand to the bottom of the furnace, Xiao Yuansi took out the jade box, used his magic power to extract the Snake-Dragon Fruit, and threw it into the furnace. ===== CHAPTER 35 =====